YMCA Membership
Find what moves you.
Find your Y.
Try the Y for free! Visit any of our 7 locations and get a free guest pass.
Summer Day Camp
Registration is open for 2024 Summer Day Camp!
Spring programs at the Y
From Cooking to Sports Samplers and fun family events, keep your everyone busy this spring at the Y!
Teen Programs
Teen programs at the Y prepare students to succeed in life. Our Y provides opportunities for middle and high schoolers to prepare for college, access internships, learn about democracy and more.
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
Over 170 Years of Impact
The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose and each other. Our Y was founded September 27,1852; making the Detroit Y the oldest non-church community service organization in Detroit.
Learn more about our impact in 2021 and over the past decade in our Annual Report.
Photo courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Everyone belongs at the Y
At the Y we believe that we have something special–a sense of community–and that everyone should have access to it. We offer income-based membership for families with a combined annual household income of less than $49,000*.
Early Learning Child Care
Early Education Child Care at the Y brings together a unique combination of resources to ensure that children gain the skills and knowledge to successfully begin kindergarten.
Y Legacy Membership and Insurance-Based Membership Changes
Changes are coming that affect Medicare fitness programs at the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit.
Support the Y
The Y experience is full of small moments that lead to big transformations. When you give to the Y, you help provide life-changing opportunities and support to the people in your community who need them most, and bring lasting personal and social change to others.
Careers at the YMCA
Get paid to inspire. Get paid to play. Get paid to care. Get paid to make every day better!
Keeping Kids Safe
We’re passionate about abuse prevention. It is our job as a community organization to educate ourselves, our children, their parents and guardians, and the community about potential dangers and how to keep everyone safe.